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bare soul

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bare one's soul (to someone)
Fig. to reveal one's innermost thoughts to someone; to tell another person exactly how one feels about someone or something. Mary bared her soul to Jane and Jane told Mary her problems also. You don't have to bare your soul to me. Just tell me why you are crying.
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bare your soul
to express your secret thoughts and feelings Although people are willing to bare their souls about subjects like rape, grief is still a difficult subject to talk about.
Related vocabulary: lay bare something
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